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U.S. officials are growing more concerned as additional details emerge about a sophisticated Chinese hack that infiltrated telecom giants including Bellevue, Wash-based T-Mobile. U.S. senator and former telecom exec Mark Warner called it “the most serious telecom hack in our history.” A warning from Microsoft kicked off a secret investigation into the attack this summer. Read more.

  • Related: Microsoft President Brad Smith appealed to the Trump administration to send a “strong message” on cybersecurity, saying it “deserves to be a more prominent issue of international relations.” (Financial Times)

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Elon Musk’s suit against OpenAI, which now includes Microsoft, and assess the complexities of the OpenAI-Microsoft partnership, as illustrated by early email exchanges revealed in the suit.

Can you lie to an AI chatbot? That’s one philosophical question to ponder amid the increased use of AI in the job interview process. Read more.

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  • LinkedIn is shuttering its “Audio Events” feature by merging it with LinkedIn Live, the latest sign of waning interest in audio-only live streaming. (Mashable)
  • Starlink has gone back to a waitlist as demand for the SpaceX satellite internet service exceeds capacity in some parts of the country, including the Seattle region (where Starlink has its engineering operations). (Ars Technica)

  • Early users of Microsoft’s Recall preview on Copilot+ PCs are finding gaps in the new AI feature’s photographic memory. (Yes, it’s a beta.) (CNBC)

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